Social Networks

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ box office record

By News Room

Spider-Man beat the Avengers at the box office. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” broke the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest…

Ariana Grande withdraws from a London musical and will take a break from the public eye

By News Room

LONDON (AP) — Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to…

I saw 'Jaws' as a pubescent teen in summer 1975. It made me fear sharks in Lake Simcoe as much as life's real unknowns

By News Room

There are no sharks in Lake Simcoe. Of this I am certain. But the summer just before I turned 14,…

In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ a lonely superhero grows up and looks inward

By News Room

Are the ears playing tricks on us? Or does Tom Holland’s Peter Parker sound, at the beginning of “Spider-Man: Brand…

How Indigenous comedian DerRic Starlight found his way to Second City — and what he lost

By News Room

Comedian, puppeteer and screenwriter DerRic Starlight’s talents and values long battled his demons to determine his future. Alcoholism during a period…

This romantasy novel became a viral phenomenon. Then researchers said it may have been written with AI

By News Room

DaggermouthH.M. WolfeScarlett Press, 544 pages, $48Move over sexy dragons: The hot new thing in romantasy is a dystopian setting and…

'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80

By News Room

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for…

Glittering costumes, beckoning beats draw fans from around the world to annual Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade

By News Room

As sunny skies and sweltering heat defied a forecast for rain, thousands of people joined dancers in elaborate, colourful costumes…

Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida wrote their marriage woes into a new memoir: 'It felt liberating'

By News Room

The Dalai Lama once said, “The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need…